Wow, I was curious about the "A" 1916 uniform, so I looked up the Canadiens' history. I had always assumed that the "H" was for "les Habitants". Little did I know that it was for "Club de Hockey Canadien". Now I feel silly. Of course, it turns out that the first person to call them "the Habs" was MSG owner Tex Rickard in 1924, who likewise thought the "H" was for "les Habitants", so I don't feel so stupid. For anyone that doesn't know, the "A" was for "Club Athletique Canadien".

I'm a sucker for stripes. I know the 'barber pole' jersey is probably considered an eyesore by many but it is iconic of sport in the early 20th century. That era is sheathed in a passionate romanticism for me. I also think those styles of uniforms serve more strongly as vintage sweaters because that particular style is so rarely used these days. It is genuinely a throw-back to an preexisting ethos as opposed to a being simple rearranged colour scheme.

Of the six sweaters, my favorite is the 40s design. I like how the design complements the classic red sweater, compared to the stark contrast of the red-shouldered jersey, which has always lookd rather plain to me.

The blue sweater - not bad, but the shoulder striping is rather unusual by modern standards, and kind of reminds me of the final jerseys of the California Seals... O_O

The red and black sweater just makes me think there are already more than enough teams with red and black color schemes... plus the maple leaf just doesn't feel right, considering a certain rival...

The one thing that stands out for me for the red "CA" jersey is the solid blue collar. Traditinally, we think of the classic jersey with either a solid white collar, or a modern blue and white collar; I like the blue variation, but am not so crazy about the CA logo.

The red-shouldered jersey they show is, for all intents and purposes, their current EDGE uniform; I can only assume that for "throwback" purposes, they would use the older two-color numbers (blue with red trim) instead of the current three-color (blue-white-red) they've used since the Starter era.